Prose halieutics; or, Ancient and modern fish tattle / Fraser's magazine.

  • Charles David Badham
Date:
1854
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Credit: Prose halieutics; or, Ancient and modern fish tattle / Fraser's magazine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Apicius’ rich sauce for mullet. — Scienidse — etymology of name.—Sciena—sounds proceeding from certain species—ear- stones, a superstitious employment of — head of umbrina highly esteemed by connoisseurs.—Pogonias, anecdotes illus- trative of—strange noises emitted by.—Sparidse—a few words on Sargos, Dentex, and Orata.—Chcetodon—remarkable in- stinct of 147 Chapter XI. ScomberidtE.—Mackerel misplaced in Scomber group.-—Thunny —many old names of—different modes of capturing—ancient thunny nets and fisheries—modern Tonnari—lively extract from Lacepede, describing the fishery in Provence—our own expe- rience of Sicilian fish-market—thunny generally coarse food —large size of full-grown fish—famous modern sites for— modes of cooking.—Sicilian Inn described . . . 180 Chapter XII. Scomberidje (continued).—Mackerel—some species with, some without, swim bladder—false etymologies of modern name— mackerel caught by gaudy lures — fearless of nets — fluc- tuation in supplies of—their greediness, sagacity, and sup- posed migrations—mackerel at table—in heraldry—sale of, on Sunday.—Sword-fish—various names for, all allusive to this weapon—ferocity of—ancient and modern modes of attacking. —Pilot-fish—habits of.—A few words on the bastard mackerel, dory, dorado, and riband-fish 209 Chapter XIII. Labyrinthiform Pharyngeal, or Camel-fish.—Fossil fish, dead and alive—term only applied by ancients to latter—sub- terranean fish living in the earth.—Indian rain-fish—anabas—- singular properties of—fishes barca and gourami—a few words on mugils and gobies—pectorales pediculati.—Puna (fishing- frog) well known to ancients.—Labridse — Scarus, what fish Ibrmerly so called 234
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